Working at the Cordell Beacon

Each of the last two weeks I’ve spent three days in Cordell helping out The Cordell Beacon, the city’s weekly newspaper. It’s a sister paper to The Tri-County Herald, the Lincoln County News and the Stroud American and several others across the state and a few in Texas.

Town Talk

A big thank you to Jim Hodgens, David Evans, Andrea Thompson, Cathy Terry, Larry Henderson, Alfreidya Webster, Joshua Cheek and Julie Bivin for helping spruce up Main Street last week at Town Talk’s “block party.

Editorial

As if things weren’t hard enough for Oklahoma’s small businesses, news comes that the Trump administration plans to claw back a chunk of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds legitimate businesses have used as a lifeline to keep their employees on the payroll.

Town Talk

Things are happening at the Skyliner Motel. If you haven’t driven by lately, you need to take a look. There is a new buggy on display outside the front of the motel. I’m sure there’s some interesting history associated with it.

Happenings at Prairie Pointe

Helen Arrington led our church services again Sunday with a devotional entitled “Prayer.” Prayer is the act that seeks a rapport with God wherein we can divine his will for us. She asked for input to involve others. The singing of hymns helped us get in a mood for worship.

Town Talk

Thank you to Town Talk volunteer Mandy Clark for all her hard work on another successful Farmer’s Market. I was out of town and did not get to attend but heard rave reviews and saw many positive comments on Facebook. Town Talk appreciates all our local folks who come out to support this event.

The Faire is in three weeks!

This is the Fifty-First article in a permanent column for Stroud Arts that appears in the Stroud American. The mission of these articles is to inform, educate and inspire you, the reader, to Make Art Happen in your life and the life of our community.

Happenings at Prairie Pointe

Bride-to-be Anita Reynolds, along with her sister Rita from Oklahoma City, Marilyn Wheeler and Robin Smith made a surprise visit to Prairie Pointe Saturday afternoon.

Letter to the Editor

I would like to give a big “Thank you” to all our citizens for taking extra precautions during this time of uncertainty with the COVID-19 Pandemic. This is a challenging time for our country and community.

Town Talk

Town Talk will not hold it’s April meeting. We will continue to look for ideas to help our community, but will not be meeting or hosting fundraisers until we are given the “all clear” that the virus threat is behind us. We want to keep our volunteers and supporters safe during this difficult time.